Hot dog! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile a hit during Sheboygan stop

9:58 PM,
Nov. 18, 2012

Kenny Kellner, 83, of Sheboygan, center, poses in front of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile with Hotdoggers Emma Cuellar, left, and Jackie Calder, during the Wienermobile's visit to the south-side Piggly Wiggly on Sunday. Kellner worked for Oscar Mayer Food Corporation in Davenport, Iowa, for about 30 years.

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The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has been around since 1936 and for many people, the traveling frankfurter carries with it fond childhood memories as well.

"I think a lot of people come (to see the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile) because they saw it when they were younger," said Hotdogger Emma Cuellar, 23. "It's a lot of 'I remember when's.' (The parents) experienced it when they were little and they want their kids to experience it as well."

The Wienermobile made a stop in Sheboygan at the south-side Piggly Wiggly on Sunday and drew what Cuellar deemed an impressive crowd. ...